Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian, page 9

280 proverbs and old sayings amerindian

There are as many characters as there are individuals.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

He who dreams for too long will become like his shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about dream, shadow

Happy is the woman whose husband does not speak to her.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about husband, happiness, woman

One man's house burns so that another may warm himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about home, house, man

A lot of people become saints because of their stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about saints, people

There are three uncertainties: woman, wind, and wealth.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about wealth, woman

The potter sleeps soundly, for no one would steal clay.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Be like a camel -- carrying sweets but dining on thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

A lawyer's fee and a harlot's wages are paid in advance.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Smiles that you broadcast, will always come back to you.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Nothing is comprehensible except by virtue of its edges.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about virtue, nothing

If you throw a handful of stones, one at least will hit.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Fate and self-help share equally in shaping our destiny.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about destiny, self-control, help

What does the blind man know of the beauty of the tulip?

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about beauty, blind, man

The world flatters the elephant and tramples on the ant.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about world

Turkeys, parrots, and hares don't know what gratitude is.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about gratitude

A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Drops join to make a stream; ears combine to make a crop.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Without men in the neighborhood all the women are chaste.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man

Fate and free-will both play an equal role in destinies.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about destiny